For the good of the party, time for Eagleton to go

I write this with a heavy heart. A certain presidential candidate has chosen as his VP a candidate who is woefully inadequate for the job. Since the nomination, this candidate has repeatedly proven to be not ready for prime time, making verbal gaffes on an unheard of scale, making serious foreign policy errors in statements that display a monumental ignorance of the basics, much less the fine points of representing our country on the world stage. This person has also seriously damaged the party's standard bearer by undercutting his campaign platforms in numerous areas, including gun control, energy sources and a host of others. If my advice had been asked, I would have told the standard bearer it was a mistake from the get-go to choose a VP from such a sparsely populated state, who has virtually no understanding of national and international issues. It should be obvious that someone who represents so few people is just not ready to lead our great nation.

I mean, good Lord, the state of Delaware hasn't got any more people in it than Alaska, for heaven's sake! How on earth could any reasonable person think Joe Biden is ready to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency? And has he not proven his unsuitability with his silly claims of being pro-gun because he owns two (not just one, but two!) shotguns? And how about the coal-mining states? In such a tight race, can Democrats just write off entire regions because run-off-at-the-mouth Joe says "No clean coal!"? And those whoppers Joe keeps on repeating about being shot at in Iraq and his helicopter being forced down under fire by the Taliban in Afghanistan! Does hearing a bomb go off outside his hotel in Baghdad really equate to "being shot at"?! And does landing his helicopter due to a snowstorm mean the Taliban are in charge of the weather in Afghanistan?! Hillary told one "war" whopper about snipers in Kosovo and got rode out of town on a rail. Tail-Gunner Joe tells two huge "war" whoppers and stays on the ticket?! And the last straw is that disgraceful performance in the debate. This man with 36 years of so-called experience in the Senate holding down a seat on the back row couldn't handle a hockey mom without resorting to 24 bald-faced lies responding to only 18 questions?! That's 1.5 lies per answer Joe! For the good of the party and the good of the country, step down Joe! You're just not ready for prime time.